My tenure as an editor may have been grueling, but the people made it worth it -30-

I’m not good at remembering things. I didn’t think much of it when I joined the Daily Bruin. I applied on what was basically a whim a second before the deadline for applications closed and probably didn’t read the paper until the day of my interview. It wasn’t a prominent start to something I’d end […]

Despite promises and publicity, UC perpetuates lackluster response to harassment

This year, thousands of UCLA graduates will be women. But very few of them will go on to become professors. The majority of students and college graduates today are women. But professorship remains a position largely occupied by men – and there are a lot of reasons why that’s the case. Sexual harassment and sexual […]

University tenure clock disfavors women weighing academic ambition against family

Professors aspiring to get tenure are working against a ticking clock. For women, though, this clock ticks much louder. Faculty at UCLA typically start off as assistant professors and work within a roughly eight-year time frame to obtain tenure, or permanent employment. Every two years, they’re evaluated and have the opportunity to climb the hiring […]

Women in higher education encounter inhospitable environment

This post was updated March 5 at 3:41 p.m. A woman’s place isn’t at a university. That’s been UCLA’s message for nearly a century. And judging by current trends, it’s going to be for another. Westwood’s largest employer has a long history of alienating women. At first, nearly 76% of the university’s 1,232 faculty members […]

New bill proposes income share agreements for students as alternative to loans

University of California students may be able to have their tuition fees waived in return for promising a portion of their future income to their university if a proposed bill passes. Assemblyman Randy Voepel proposed Assembly Bill 154, which would allow students at the UC and California State Universities to enter into income share agreements […]

Women in politics face constant sexist attacks, proving progress is only partial

The 2018 midterm elections made significant strides for the Democratic Party. But the same can’t be said for women in politics. A record number of women ran this year and won seats in Congress. A total of 256 women ran for office and at least 123 of them have won or are expected to win. […]

With SB-320 veto, Gov. Brown joins history of obstructionism on abortion access

Women’s reproductive choices have once again been made by a man. Reproductive rights have always been limited, even in California. Prior to the state’s legalization of abortion, women were forced to seek illegal abortions, which lacked adequate safety measures and had risks of maternal death, disability and infertility. Making abortion illegal has only prevented women […]